OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Cancun talks highlight climate dilemmaIn contrast to the train wreck at Copenhagen a year ago, decent progress was made at Cancun, writes Brian Fallow.15 Dec 08:30 PM
New ZealandSmith hails breakthrough in global climate change talksNick Smith yesterday hailed a "major breakthrough" in climate change talks which ended on Saturday.12 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDEconomyLeave lignite in the ground, says environment commissionerState-owned coal miner Solid Energy's plans to turn low-grade Southland lignite coal deposits into massive new industries make no sense and the coal should remain in the ground, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.08 Dec 07:00 PM
AgribusinessFarmers may win ETS reprieveNZ farmers are unlikely to be brought into the emissions trading scheme in 2015 unless scientific advances are made in reducing animal emissions and our trading partners make giant strides in pricing carbon.17 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCouncil to subsidise cloth nappiesIn what could be a first for NZ, a council is looking to sell subsidised cloth nappies from its front desk.10 Sep 12:22 AM
Economy<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Where's the carbon? You're standing on itAs the Emissions Trading Scheme begins, studies find a wealth of carbon locked up in the soil.11 Jul 03:45 PM
EnergyFed-up public open to fuel changeNew ETS charges and images of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig catastrophe are giving impetus to the fledgling bio-fuels sector.04 Jul 04:00 PM
Cartoons<i>Cartoon</i>: Relax, blood-sucking vampires are all the rage at the moment...03 Jul 04:00 PM
TaxSmith tells meeting ETS a first stepNZ woke up this morning to a world where it will cost money to burn fossil fuels - effectively about $165 a year for the average family.30 Jun 08:08 PM
Economy<i>Mood of the Boardroom</i>: ETS claims early victimNZ aerosol maker Arandee has survived the global recession, but says the ETS is forcing it to move offshore.30 Jun 07:00 PM
EnergyNick Smith grilled over ETSFarmers, foresters and others questioned the integrity of the Kyoto Protocol and the theory of global warming at an ETS meeting in Blenheim.29 Jun 07:45 PM
